Device for burning crude petroleum



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RICHARD A, BURY AND ROBERT M. BIDELMAN, OF ADRIAN, MIOHTGAN.

DEV'lCE FOR BURNING CRUDE PETROLEUM.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 283,465, dated August21, 1883-.

Application iilcd January 15, 1R83, (No model.)

To (LH who/1b it maylj'concern:

Be it-known that we, RIc'HARD A. BURY and Bonner M. BIDELMAN, of Adrian,in the county of Lenawee and State of li'lichigan, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Devices for Burning Crude Petroleum; and we dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying dra-wing,which forms a part of this speciiication.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements forburning crude petroleum, of the character from which naphtha andkerosene are produced, in gra-tes or open fireplaces.

The invention consists in the means, sub-- stantially as hereinafterdescribed, for burning crude oil in such open fireplaces, and isespecially designed as an improvement 'upon the patent granted to usdated November 2S,

1882, and numbered 268,077, w-herein our in. vention is shown asespecially adapted to in-y do not desire to confine ourselves to thisparticular form of fireplace, as we may use this invention equally wellinthe ordinary form of gratos, Franklin stoves, or yany other forni ofopen fire-place; or we may use it with equal eiiiciency witho`utbeinginelosed in a iire# place and in the open room, provided with meansfor carrying off through a proper flue the vitiated air caused by thecombustion of the oil, provided. in all cases the jet or jets arelocated infront of the log, where the condition of the flow of oil may'be readily seen.

It is well known that when combustion is going on the air of thecompartment is being deprived oi' its oxygen to feed suoli combustion,thereby. (unless means are provided to remedy the evil) depriving theair in theroom of its necessary properties to sustain life; hence thenecessity of supplying means for carrying oii' the vitiated air, as itis carried off through iiues connected with iire-places orV stoves.l i

in the drawing, A represents a pair of andirons, upon which rests auimitation log made of asliestus.

`B is pipe leading from an elevated tank, C, which is designed tocontain the crude oil. The discharge end oi' this pipe leads into anenlarged chamber, D, and in the opposite side thereof from the ent-rancetherein oi' the pipe is one `or more very small holes, (i, through whichthe oil is discharged under pressure from the tank, and the pipe isprovided with a valve, I), to regulate such discharge. The j et or jetsshould be arranged in proximity to the asbestus log, so that when thecock is open the oil is thrown against such log in a spray, when theapplication of a match will ignite the oil, which, being absorbed by theasbestus, exhibits a large amount of flame, embracing the whole ornearly the whole surface of the log.

` It will be seen that the enlarged end D of the pipe B is arranged in`front ofthe log, but not touching it, the position being such that theoil in it is heated and thinned down, thus facilitating its being forcedthrough the perforations c by the weight of oil in the pipe B, and thecondition oi' the spray readily seen and regulated by the valve b. Thisarrangement of the enlarged end D possesses further advantages in notbeing in the blaze, thus preventing its being so soon burned out, asisthe case with hydroearbon-burners now in use.

Although in the drawing we show the imitation of a log made oi' asbestusresting upon andirons, as is usual in burning wood, inthe operation ofmaking the logs we do not desire to confine ourselves to the particularshape of such log, as any form of log may be adopted, so long as'it ismade of asbestus and employed in connection with j ets for the dischargeofoil. against the same to take up and absorb such oil, as cottonabsorbs water. For instance, this log may be a iiat surface. ofsufficient length to furnishV the necessary burning-surface, so long asits thickness is sufient to absorb oil enough to furnish the requiredamount of heat and flame. This device, in. connectionrwith thefire-place of ahouse, such as is usuallyiilled with gratos for theburning of coal, will be found fully as ornamental as what is known asthe gas-log77 when in oplocr eration, While at the same time it Willthrow off nearly or quite as much heat as is ordinarily obtained from agrate filled Withincandes'eent coal 5 but, as has been before remarked,means should be provided, When this device is used outside of an opengrate or fire-place which has the necessary Hue, to provide a flue andcarry off the airwhich has been vitiated and rendered noxious by thecombustion of the oil. The object of the enlarged chamber at the end ofthe eonducting-pipe is as follows: It is Well know'n that thePennsylvania petroleums vary in specific gravity, and sometimes Will befound so heavy that While they will pass through the pipe readily theywill not pass (in proper quantity and shape) through the jets. In suoh Y,oase the enlarged chamber at the end of the pipe becomes warmed by itsproximity to the blazing log, and such Warmth thins the heavier gravityoils, so that they will readily operate as Well as those of lightergravity.

XVe are aware that it is not broadly new to spray oil upon an imitationlog to be burned, as such is shown by Patent N o. 268,07 7 granted to usNovember 28,1882, also aware of the devices shown in Patents Nos. 17 0,198, 193, O48, and 258,922, and make no claim to the construction shownthereby. yNeither of these patents shows a jet or jets arranged in thefore part ofthe fire-place, exposed to View and adapted to spray oilupon an imitation log, which spray may be seen and regulated by a personstanding in front of the nre-place.

Vhat We claim as our invention is i The combination, With a grate ofare-place 3 5 and an imitation log,rof an elevated reservoir, C, pipe B,valve b, and enlarged chamber D, said chamber being located in the forepart of the fire-place in front of the log, and adapted to heat andspray the oil before itis vaporizedv upon the log, whereby said sprayean-be seen and regulated by a valve in the pipe Aleading from theelevated tank to the enlarged chamo ber, substantially asdescribed.

RICHARD A. BURY. ROBERT M. BIDELMAN.

Vitnesse/s:

H. S. SPRAGUE, l. SCULLY.

